RUVUMA, March 7 -- RICH in nature, historical heritage sites, culture and Lake Nyasa beachside, Ruvuma region is an upcoming tourist attractive site in Southern Highlands of Tanzania.

Ruvuma region is named after the Ruvuma River and which forms the regions southern border with Mozambique. It is bordered to the North by Morogoro, North East is Lindi, to the East, Mtwara and Iringa in Northwest.

The region has been earmarked as a new tourist destination area in Tanzania, banking on its unique attractions including attractive wildlife, Lake Nyasa beaches and smaller islands attractive by their coloured sands.

Lake Nyasa is famous for its more than 400 types of ornamental fish that are not found anywhere else in the world.

In efforts to ...